---
layout: single
property_name: float
---

<section id="float" class="property">
  <header class="property-header">
    <nav class="property-links">
      <a class="property-links-direct" href="{{site.url}}/property/float/" data-property-name="float" data-tooltip="Single page for this property">Permalink</a>
      <a class="property-share" data-tooltip="Share on Twitter or Facebook" data-property-name="float">Share</a>
      <a target="_blank" href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en/docs/Web/CSS/float" data-tooltip="See on Mozilla Developer Network" rel="external">MDN</a>
    </nav>
    <h2 class="property-name">
      <a href="#float"><span>#</span>float</a>
    </h2>
    <div class="property-description">
      <p>Pushes the element to either the <strong>left</strong> or <strong>right</strong> side. The following siblings will <strong>wrap around</strong> the floating element</p>

    </div>

  </header>





    <section class="example">
      <header class="example-header">
        <p class="example-name">
            <code class="example-default" data-tooltip="This is the property's default value">default</code>


          <code class="example-value" data-tooltip="Click to copy" data-clipboard-text="float: none;">float: none;</code>
        </p>
        <div class="example-description">
          <p>Removes any previously defined <code>float</code> value. The element will remain in the natural flow of the page.</p>

        </div>
      </header>

      <aside class="example-preview">
        <div class="example-browser"><i></i><i></i><i></i></div>
        <div class="example-output">
          <div class="example-output-div float " id="float-none"><p class="block">Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Etiam semper diam at erat pulvinar, at pulvinar felis blandit.</p><p class="block block--alpha">Target element</p><p class="block">Maecenas imperdiet felis nisi, fringilla luctus felis hendrerit sit amet. Pellentesque interdum, nisl nec interdum maximus, augue diam porttitor lorem, et sollicitudin felis neque sit amet erat.</p></div>
        </div>
      </aside>
        <style type="text/css">#float-none .block--alpha { float: none; }</style>
    </section>
    <section class="example">
      <header class="example-header">
        <p class="example-name">


          <code class="example-value" data-tooltip="Click to copy" data-clipboard-text="float: left;">float: left;</code>
        </p>
        <div class="example-description">
          <p>Moves the element to the <strong>left</strong> side of its container. The following elements will wrap around it and fill the space remaining on the right.</p>

        </div>
      </header>

      <aside class="example-preview">
        <div class="example-browser"><i></i><i></i><i></i></div>
        <div class="example-output">
          <div class="example-output-div float " id="float-left"><p class="block">Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Etiam semper diam at erat pulvinar, at pulvinar felis blandit.</p><p class="block block--alpha">Target element</p><p class="block">Maecenas imperdiet felis nisi, fringilla luctus felis hendrerit sit amet. Pellentesque interdum, nisl nec interdum maximus, augue diam porttitor lorem, et sollicitudin felis neque sit amet erat.</p></div>
        </div>
      </aside>
        <style type="text/css">#float-left .block--alpha { float: left; }</style>
    </section>
    <section class="example">
      <header class="example-header">
        <p class="example-name">


          <code class="example-value" data-tooltip="Click to copy" data-clipboard-text="float: right;">float: right;</code>
        </p>
        <div class="example-description">
          <p>Moves the element to the <strong>right</strong> side of its container. The following elements will wrap around it and fill the space remaining on the left.</p>

        </div>
      </header>

      <aside class="example-preview">
        <div class="example-browser"><i></i><i></i><i></i></div>
        <div class="example-output">
          <div class="example-output-div float " id="float-right"><p class="block">Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Etiam semper diam at erat pulvinar, at pulvinar felis blandit.</p><p class="block block--alpha">Target element</p><p class="block">Maecenas imperdiet felis nisi, fringilla luctus felis hendrerit sit amet. Pellentesque interdum, nisl nec interdum maximus, augue diam porttitor lorem, et sollicitudin felis neque sit amet erat.</p></div>
        </div>
      </aside>
        <style type="text/css">#float-right .block--alpha { float: right; }</style>
    </section>

</section>
